CONNECTIONS Conference to Unravel the State of the Smart Home Market in 2020-21

By AIT Staff Writer On Nov 3, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increase in consumer interest in smart home security solutions and whole-home Wi-Fi

International research firm Parks Associates will host three days of virtual sessions focused on smart home, security, connected health, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 in these markets at the CONNECTIONS Conference, November 10-12.

Parks Associates research finds 14% of US broadband households plan to purchase a security system of any kind in the next 12 months. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 26% of US broadband households are more interested in smart home solutions that keep their home and family safe, and 24% are more interested in whole-home Wi-Fi solutions.

The CONNECTIONS Community , with over 1,100 participants, has featured virtual sessions throughout 2020, leading up to the virtual conference on November 10-12. Sponsors include Sutherland Global Services, Alarm.com, Bitdefender, Nice, Cox, Intellithings, Cirrent, Everise, MMB Networks, ServiceLive, Zen Ecosystems, Firedome, Inspire, Mercku, Olibra, Ossiaco, Plume, Tuya, Zigbee Alliance, Z-Wave, Aprilaire, Asurion, Gadgeon, and Wi-Charge.

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Visionary Speakers Line-Up the Event

The list of speakers include:

Samir Ahmad, Investment Manager, KPN Ventures
Rich Cacioppo, VP, Emerging Businesses & Product Management, Frontdoor Home
Cornel Ciocirlan, CTO EMEA, CommScope
Noopur Davis, EVP, Chief Product and Information Security Officer, Comcast
Rodney Harrell, PhD, VP, Livable Communities and Long-Term Services and Supports, AARP
Anne Ferguson, VP, Marketing, Alarm.com
Jim Nye, Chief Product Officer, Vivint Smart Home
Raya Sevilla, SVP Information Technology, ADT

November 10-12 Speakers:

Erik Ackner, President, Mercku Europe, MERCKU
Brent Brooks, Director, Sales & Strategic Marketing, MMB Networks
Mark Burson, VP Marketing & Product Management, Nice North America
Émilie Carignan, Marketing Director, Aerial Technologies
Jeff Clemow, VP Strategic and Channel Sales, Telit
Jennifer Doctor, Sr. Director Product Management, Intrusion Security Products, Johnson Controls
Tom Doyle, CEO, Aspinity
Stephanie Freier, Senior Manager, Consumer Insights, Inspire
Troy Gelsky, Smart Home Owner and Technology Enthusiast
John Gutch, Head of Product, Vodafone UK
Mike Harris, President of Ring Solutions, RING
Ritch Haselden, GM and Senior VP of Sales, Essence
Troy Iverson, VP, Sales, AvantGuard Monitoring Centers
Chris Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer, Brinks
Sarah Jones, VP, Commercial Product, Best Buy Health
Brett Jurgens, CEO & Co-founder, Notion
Jatin Khanpara, SVP, Engineering, Aprilaire
Abe Kinny, Product Management Director, Alarm.com
Mitchell Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance
Oren Kotlicki, Founder and CEO, Intellithings Ltd.
Tyson Marian, Chief Commercial Officer, Plume
Dave Mayne, VP, Product Management, Alula
Brook McCall, Director, Tech Access Initiative, United Spinal Association
Jeremy McCarty, VP and GM, OnTech Smart Services / Dish Network
Chris Merck, VP Engineering, Olibra
Spencer Moore, VP, Sales and Marketing, Rapid Response Monitoring
Johan Pedersen, Manager, Product Marketing, Home & Consumer IoT, Silicon Labs
Quinto Petrucci, VP, Product Management, Nortek Security and Control
Tobin Richardson, President and CEO, Zigbee Alliance
Samantha Rudolph, Senior Product Director, OSSIACO
Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Leader, Post Acute & Home, Philips
David Smith, VP, Marketing & Business Development, COPS Monitoring
Ankur Sood, Business Development Director, Service Providers, Bitdefender
Sumati Stewart, SVP, Sales and Marketing, Yonomi
Steve Teig, Founder and CEO, Perceive
Tony Testa, Director – Marketing, Wireless Connectivity Business Unit, Qorvo
Fritz Werder, GM, North America, Tuya Smart
Paul Williams, GM, Product Management & Growth, GE Lighting
Matt Wolf, Head of Partnerships, SimpliSafe